| Tampa Bay Six Chuter - The Aircraft Carrier - Lon Chaney of
Clearwater Florida had a problem, he enjoyed flying his Six Chuter
PPC but with a bad back wasn't able to load and unload it from his
truck. So like most grass roots aviator he designed something to
fix the problem - the Aircraft Carrier. The Aircraft Carrier is
ideal for Powered Parachutes or trikes and for that matter would
probably work with off road vehicles. Lon has designed a
platform that fits into the bed of full size pickup trucks, and
mini trucks. The platform moves on a set of channels, and is
powered by a remote electric winch, which is connected to the
platform with a cable.
Releasing the winch allows the platform to retract off the back
of the truck while activating it pulls the platform, loaded with
the trike, ppc, or ?? unto the truck. The approximate weight of
the unit installed is 160 lbs. and the winch load is 2500 lbs.
The main body of the carrier can be removed by removing two
easily accessible bolts. Another advantage of the Aircraft Carrier
is that your PPC/Trike is tucked safely into the back of the pick
up box rather than being towed behind on a trailer, vehicle being
hit by debris coming off the truck. It also allows for one unit to
be in the back of the truck and another on a trailer.
For more information contact:
TBSC
10470 36th Way N
Clearwater Florida |
